Duration: 1 hour and 15 minutes

Option 1: Monday, February 8^th at 12:00pm ET

This session will include participant Q&A at the end.

Course Description

Workforce diversity is an outcome that organizations ought to actively manage. An organization’s diversity strategy is more likely to be effective if it is evidence-based. The key is understanding what workforce you’ve created. . .where it’s headed. . . where you want it to go. . .and focusing on interventions shown to be most effective in building a diverse workforce. Diversity can only be sustained, however, if it is supported by an inclusive culture coupled with policies and practices that ensure equity and fairness. During this session, Mercer will share information on the current state of diversity in the financial services industry, how the representation of women and people of color in the industry can be expected to change over the next decade, ways in which the experience of employees in the industry differs for people of color, the state of pay equity in the industry, and actions that can be undertaken to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion in your organization.